Life is not easy, so I’d to like to say “ When anything happens, believe in yourself. ” When I was a young boy, I was so shy that I dare not talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My English teacher asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea ! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school ! “ Come on, boy, believe in yourself, You are sure to win. ” Then my teacher and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. “I tried my best to remember all the speech and practised it over 100 times. With my teacher’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My teacher hugged me and cried excitedly. Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I’11 try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
1. The boy did well in the contest. Because __________ .| A．he did his best before the contest | B．he was very clever |
| C．his classmates helped him | D．the contest was easy |
| A．The topic he chose. | B．The students’ congratulations. |
| C．The classmates’ cheers. | D．The English speech contest. |
| A．believe in ourselves | B．choose a good topic |
| C．practise it over 100 times | D．look down on ourselves |
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【推荐1】When I saw Ronny for the first time, he looked like other kids in the first-grade classroom where I volunteered as a Reading Mom. However, he usually arrived at school wearing old clothes.
On the day when it was Ronny’s turn to read, he sat very close to me. I watched his fingers move slowly under each letter as he tried to speak out “Bud the Sub”. It sounded more like “Baw Daw Saw” when he said it because of his difficulty with the alphabet（字母表）.
The year passed quickly and Ronny had made some progress（进步）but he was still below the level of grade. A few weeks before the school year ended, I held an award ceremony（颁奖典礼）. I had gifts and certificates（证书）for everyone. It took me a while to think about which fit Ronny; I believed the gift could cheer him up. I finally decided on “The Most Progressive Reader”. I showed his certificate and a book.
A few days later, I saw Ronny reading the book when I went back to the school. His teacher said, “He hasn’t put that book down. That’s the first book he’s ever owned.”
Fighting back tears（眼泪）, I came near Ronny and asked, “Will you read me your book, Ronny? ” He nodded.
And then, for the next few minutes, he read to me more smoothly（流畅地）than I’d ever thought. When he finished reading, Ronny closed his book and said, “Good book.”
At that moment, I knew I should do what an author（作家）had done-care about children and make them excellent.
1. The writer praised Ronny at the end of the school year because________ in the class.| A．he tried to do better | B．he could read the alphabet best |
| C．he was above the level of grade | D．he did as well as the other students |
| A．Beginning to cry silently | B．Turning back to cry loudly |
| C．Being filled with sad tears | D．Trying hard not to show the feeling |
| A．help more children become successful | B．take care of Ronny all the time |
| C．teach children in the school as a teacher | D．write more novels for children |
| A．Many children aren’t cared about in some schools. |
| B．Children should be encouraged in their study. |
| C．Most children like to read if they have good books. |
| D．All the authors can be good teachers in primary schools. |
He gave me a new check-book（支票簿）．“If things get pushing, write a small check．But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much．There are some things we can always sell．” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars．My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers' kids filled in the
"You know what you want to be, and they'll tell you what to take," my father went on．“When you get a job, be sure it's honest, and work hard．” I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you．
Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, broken Bible（圣经）that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours．I knew he would miss it．I knew, though, that I must take it．
He didn't say read this every morning．He just said," This can help you if you will let it．”
Did it help? I got through college without being a burden（负担） on the family．I have been able to make money since．
1. What is the writer's main purpose（目的）in writing this passage？
| A．To tell the readers his life story． |
| B．To tell people what kind of person his father was． |
| C．To let people know how poor he was． |
| D．To tell the readers what present he got from his father． |
| A．Because he felt quite confident of his son． |
| B．Because he was born from a poor family． |
| C．Because he was a man of few words． |
| D．Because he didn't want to be much too strict with his son． |
| A．How to live by oneself． |
| B．How to stand on one's own feet． |
| C．What a good father should do． |
| D．What the self-important is like． |
| A．闲暇时光 | B．学费 |
| C．经济不足 | D．精神空虚 |
| A．It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others． |
| B．There were many good examples for you to copy in it． |
| C．It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future． |
| D．It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble． |
【推荐3】There’s an old saying: Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Of course, that was before people had smartphones. Today, procrastination（拖延症）is harder than ever to avoid because of these electronic distractions（分心的事物）.
First, we must understand the emotions behind procrastination. Studies have shown that people are more likely to procrastinate（拖延）when they feel negative,
If you do put things off, make sure to forgive（原谅）yourself. Beating procrastination will help you in all sides of your life,
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| A．such as fear of failure. |
| B．So how do we beat it? |
| C．maybe by doing something fun. |
| D．Then, focus on taking one step at a time until you reach the finish line. |
| E．from finishing tasks at school or work to achieving goals. |
【推荐1】I was seventeen years old and I just came to the Junior High. It seemed that I would have difficulties finishing high school because I was a troubled teenager. However, one person came into my life quietly and then totally changed everything.
The first year in my school, Mr. Brown taught me history. He was quite different from the other teachers I had known. But I had to say that he was indeed a great teacher.
One day, Mr. Brown called me aside and asked why I was a B student in his class but a C student in the rest of my classes. I passionately told him about my divorced parents, the local gangs, the drugs, the fights, the police—all of the evil things I had experienced. It was then that Mr. Brown patiently explained that the only person responsible for my situation was me. And the only person with the potential to change my situation was me. He told me that I failed not because I was a failure. He inspired me to become a better student.
Ten years later, I was preparing to graduate from a university. The first person coming to my mind was him. So I tried to reach him and wanted to tell him that I really wished him to come to witness this important moment together with me.
I'll never forget his response. He said. " Who is this again?"
At that moment, I came to realize that I was just one of hundreds of the students whose lives were changed by him but he had no idea of his influence.
Mr. Brown never came to my graduation, but his absence taught me another valuable lesson. His final lesson for me was that we will never know or understand the influence we have on other people's lives. And he also taught me that we all have the opportunity to affect people's lives for the better ... or for the worse.
1. What can we know from the first paragraph?| A．The author often got into troubles but no one cared about him. |
| B．The author was a good student before he went to high school. |
| C．The author could finish his study in the high school because of someone's influence. |
| D．The author hated to study, so he always failed the exams. |
| A．taught history much better than other history teachers |
| B．could find a proper way to encourage his students |
| C．had an eye to find beauty and wonders |
| D．could change terrible situations X |
| A．harmful | B．doubtful | C．pleasant | D．special |
| A．The author used to prefer other subjects to history. |
| B．Mr. Brown failed to come to the author's graduation because he's forgetful. |
| C．The author always kept in touch with Mr. Brown. |
| D．Mr. Brown had made great differences a lot of students. |
| A．Troubled Teenager's Turning Point | B．Influence Is Everywhere |
| C．An Valuable Lesson | D．Get Control of Your Own Life |
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually put it into practice. What’s more, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, the time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like great pain and will probably make you give up well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people showing some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some unusual talent, but thinking that way does you no good，and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, with all your heart and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards(回报). Time and hard work won’t make sure that you will get the great success you may want, but it will make sure that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
1. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.
| A．the reasons for success |
| B．the meaning of success |
| C．the standards of success |
| D．the importance of success |
| A．work makes one feel pain |
| B．one always enjoys his work |
| C．one gives up his work easily |
| D．it takes a lot of time to succeed |
| A．Having a goal is very important to success. |
| B．Being good is different from being great. |
| C．One cannot succeed without time and practice. |
| D．Luck, talent and family help to achieve success. |
【推荐3】One day, I was so angry with my parents that I left home, saying I would never return. I was upset because my parents refused to buy me a bike.
But in my anger, I didn’t even realize that I had taken both my father’s shoes and his wallet. As I made my way to the bus station, I felt some pain in my foot. I noticed that the shoe had a hole in it.
There were no buses around. Not knowing what to do, I looked in my dad’s wallet. To my utter shock, there wasn’t much money inside. I also found a note from his manager. It asked him to wear nicer looking shoes to the office.
I remembered my mother asking him to buy a pair of new shoes, but he said that his current（现在的）pair of shoes should last another six months at least.
I started to walk home. I then realized that when I had left, my dad’s motorbike was not there. I started feeling weak in my legs and wanted to cry. I ran home as fast as I could.
When I got home, my dad was there waiting for me. I couldn’t help but cry. I hugged him tightly and said, “I’m sorry, Dad. I don’t need a bike.”
That’s when I realized just how much pain and hardship our parents go through sometimes, and how great their love for us is. Everyone should do a better job of remembering this from time to time.
1. The author was angry with his parents because ________.| A．they didn’t love him very much | B．they didn’t want to buy him a bike |
| C．they said he should study harder | D．they refused to buy him new shoes |
| A．his father had lost his job | B．his father didn’t care about his clothes |
| C．their family was going through a hard time | D．his mother bought a pair of shoes for his father |
| A．he realized his mistake | B．he lost his father’s wallet |
| C．his legs were very weak | D．he misunderstood his parents |
| A．we should always keep our hardships in mind. |
| B．good parents will buy anything for their children |
| C．it is important to understand and love our parents |
| D．we shouldn’t ask parents to buy things that they can’t afford |
| A．My Father’s Shoes | B．Children’s Dream |
| C．My Hardship Time | D．Parents’ Deep Love |
【推荐1】With three million residents, the Ajegunle district in Lagos, Nigeria is one of the country’s most densely populated slums（贫民区）.Its residents struggle to obtain clean water and sanitation（卫生设备）, resulting in rubbish that litters the streets. Access to education is also an issue for many families, and they are unable to afford the fees to send their children to school. But with the help of a new grassroots project, these problems are being settled all at once. Known as the Recycle Pay project, plastic waste acts as money to allow parents to pay a portion of their kid’s school fees.
The organizations, African Clean Up Initiative and Wecyclers, set up the Recycle Pay project and partnered with the Morit International School in Ajegunle to make it happen. They’ve made it easy for parents to take advantage of this project. They simply need to bring a bag of plastic waste to a fixed spot and have it weighed. The weight is then translated into a value of money and deducted（扣除）from the fees owed to the school. It’s a positive outcome for everyone-the environment is a little bit cleaner and there’s less financial hardship on the family.
Parents are thrilled with the arrangement as it ensures that their children can continue their education, “I struggle to pay for school fees, sometimes I pay half the price and later pay the remaining balance,” explains a parent Sherifat Okunowo to the BBC. “But with the introduction of this project, the plastic has made it easy for me to pay school fees.”
“It has really reduced the burden on parents” the school’s principal says. “We now collect fees faster-the school wins, the children win, the parents win, everybody wins.”
1. The living situation in this area is bad EXCEPT ________.| A．it is hard to walk safely at night | B．it is hard to get a healthy environment |
| C．it is difficult to have clean water | D．it is difficult to have complete education |
| A．Sell the plastic rubbish to get money. | B．Take a bag of plastic rubbish to a fixed place. |
| C．Pay all the school fees by selling plastic waste. | D．Ask their children to take a bag of waste to school. |
| A．The locals can get clean water. | B．The environment can become tidy. |
| C．People can earn some extra money. | D．The school can get enough plastic. |
| A．The project is worth supporting. | B．The students can hand in their fees on time. |
| C．The school needs money to go on running. | D．The school will win more matches in the future. |
【推荐2】John is from New York. His home is near the school. So he often goes to school by bike. Every day it takes him about fifteen minutes to get there. He always gets to school on time.
Mary is a student of a middle school in Tokyo. The school is far from her school. Every day she has to go to school by subway. It takes her about forty minutes. She often gets up very early because she doesn't want to be late for school. She is a good student
Jenny's home is in London. It is far from her school She usually goes to school by bus. This kind of bus has two floors. It takes her an hour every day. She must get up very early every morning. She often gets there early.
Tom is a student of a middle school in Iceland（冰岛）. There is snow all year round. So he usually goes to school by sledge（雪橇）. It takes about twenty minutes to get there. He is sometimes late for school.
1. How does Jenny go to school every day?| A．By bike. | B．By bus. |
| C．By subway. | D．On foot. |
| A．15 minutes. | B．20 minutes. |
| C．An hour. | D．40 minutes. |
| A．John | B．Mary |
| C．Tom | D．Jenny |
| A．Because his home is near the school. |
| B．Because there is no bus in Iceland. |
| C．Because there is snow all year round in Iceland. |
| D．Because he likes it. |
| A．how students can get to school on time |
| B．students shouldn't get up early |
| C．students should get up early |
| D．how students in other countries go to school |
1. Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?
| A．Because he was a cook at a country –music club. |
| B．Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook. |
| C．Because he often sang while cooking. |
| D．Because he liked singing better than cooking. |
| A．Warner Brothers | B．His manager |
| C．His father | D．A business woman |
| A．His ability to live independently. |
| B．His sense of responsibility in whatever he did. |
| C．His courage in the face of rejections. |
| D．His hard work in his early days. |
Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television or radio. An increasing number of people also report turning to social media for information.
Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we get the news: computer-created news readers. The news readers-created by machine learning technology, are based on two real-life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present(播出) newscasts in English, the other, in Chinese.
In Xinhua's report, it said machine learning was used to examine video looks and sounds of the two newsmen. The system then created the AI robotic presenters, which look and sound like real people. The AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they "can work 24 hours a day tirelessly" on its website and on social media. And they were able to read the news "as naturally as" a human presenter.
On social media, many Chinese noted that the AI presenters did not seem real. People criticized them for not being more lifelike. On China's Twitter-like service micro-blog, several users wrote that the news readers have "no soul(灵魂)." One user joked, "What if we had an AI leader(of China)?"
Some wondered if AI robots might take the workers' place. "It all depends on production costs, which will determine if we lose jobs?" one micro-blog user wrote. Some people argued that only low-level jobs requiring heavy labor will be replaced by AI robots. Others praised the technology as a way for companies to make money from low-cost labor machines.
Recently Britain's BBC used machine learning to make an AI presenter. It looked like one of its news readers who were speaking different languages. Also, developers working on Amazon's Alexa(a smart speaker system) have worked to create a special news reader voice for the electronic assistant(助理). Such a system could be further developed to provide other kinds of speaking voices for different situations in the near future.
1. Paragraph 1 mainly tells us ______ has greatly changed our way of getting news.| A．newspapers | B．technology | C．television | D．radio |
| A．To examine the looks and sound. | B．To read news as naturally as human. |
| C．To work 24 hours a day tirelessly. | D．To be like real people's look and sound. |
| A．支持 | B．赞扬 | C．指责 | D．驳回 |
| A．The AI presenters have no soul and lifelikeness. | B．Micro-blog users all praised the AI presenters. |
| C．The AI presenters can speak different languages. | D．The AI presenters are based on real-life news readers. |
| A．a news report | B．a news poster | C．a history book | D．a music magazine |
【推荐2】During my first two weeks at the University of California, Berkeley, I experienced some unexpected, funny, and sometimes embarrassing situations. Allow me to share some with you.
But first, let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States. Check the weather before coming! I was very sure that California was sunny all year around so I left all my jackets and sweaters in Paris. It was a huge mistake! It rained almost every day during the first week in Berkeley.
I have to say that I quickly forgot these unlucky events. Life in Berkeley is very pleasant and everything is so easy compared to Paris. For example, in only 24 hours I bought a mobile phone and rent a flat. What’s more, almost all the shops are open on Sunday.
The first thing that surprised me is that students may come late to class. They freely enter and leave the classroom many times during class. In France, students respect the teacher’s lesson, so they are never late and they leave the classroom only at the end of the class.
The local people in California are in general very nice, open and active. However, I am not totally used to their habits yet. Indeed, I was used to shaking my friends’ hands every day in France. During my second day at Berkeley, I shook the hand of one of my classmates whom I had met the day before and he told me “I think we already met!”
I live a great experience at present, and I would just encourage any student to become a member in a program at UC, Berkeley.
1. The writer comes from ______.| A．Japan | B．China | C．England | D．France |
| A．he didn’t check the weather before coming |
| B．the weather in California was changeable |
| C．he brought a lot of clothes with him |
| D．he didn’t take a mobile phone |
| A．they were old friends |
| B．Americans needn’t shake hands when they meet again |
| C．he was not used to shaking hands with others |
| D．the writer might forget about their last meeting |
| A．California was sunny all year around |
| B．students in America are never late for class |
| C．life in Berkeley is enjoyable for the writer |
| D．people in California are not so friendly |
| A．his experience at UC, Berkeley | B．the relationship between classmates |
| C．his advice on studying abroad | D．the difference in attending a class |
【推荐3】Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” , maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
1. The Internet can not be used for______.| A．studying | B．shopping | C．thinking | D．playing |
| A．large and worked quickly |
| B．small and worked slowly |
| C．large but worked slowly |
| D．small but worked quickly |
| A．1960 | B．1970 | C．1980 | D．1985 |
| A．Few students like going into the Internet. |
| B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.” |
| C．These “Unreal friends” often meet each other. |
| D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well. |
| A．It is wonderful. |
| B．It can make students study harder. |
| C．It is not good for students. |
| D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |
